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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 103 666 631 53 50 250 65097

Klaus F. X. Mayer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Klaus F. X. Mayer between 1965 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Klaus F. X. Mayer published across 61 years, from 1965 to 2025, averaging 5.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2015. 39 of the 341 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1965 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2015. 1965: 1 publication 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 23 publications 2014: 25 publications 2015: 26 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 17 publications
1965 2025

341 publications in total across all disciplines

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Klaus F. X. Mayer: publications per year, 1965 to 2025
Year Publications
1965 1
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 1
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 2
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 1
1997 0
1998 3
1999 4
2000 5
2001 3
2002 4
2003 5
2004 14
2005 6
2006 9
2007 6
2008 3
2009 9
2010 4
2011 16
2012 11
2013 23
2014 25
2015 26
2016 19
2017 19
2018 19
2019 9
2020 10
2021 14
2022 13
2023 18
2024 22
2025 17
Total 341
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Klaus F. X. Mayer publications per year - data summary

  • Klaus F. X. Mayer, a Genetics scholar from Technical University of Munich, has 341 publications recorded across 61 years, from 1965 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1965 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2015, with 26 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1965, 1979 and 1996, with 1 publication each.
  • 29 of the 61 years in the span carry no publications at all (1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 5.6 papers per year over the whole span, or 10.7 per year counting only the 32 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 84 publications, 25% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1965-1985: 4 publications (0.2 per year); 1986-2006: 54 publications (2.6 per year); 2007-2025: 283 publications (14.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Klaus F. X. Mayer publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Klaus F. X. Mayer sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 67 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 45–54 to 703+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 217. Most scientists, 217, have 125–134 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 245–254 publications, is where this scientist sits. 45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45–54 publications 703+

This scientist: 250 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
45–54 6
55–64 10
65–74 35
75–84 84
85–94 102
95–104 151
105–114 175
115–124 203
125–134 217
135–144 205
145–154 193
155–164 188
165–174 170
175–184 178
185–194 164
195–204 173
205–214 159
215–224 134
225–234 143
235–244 105
245–254 114 250
255–264 92
265–274 88
275–284 87
285–294 80
295–304 62
305–314 75
315–324 67
325–334 60
335–344 52
345–354 40
355–364 48
365–374 47
375–384 46
385–394 31
395–404 27
405–414 40
415–424 30
425–434 43
435–444 29
445–454 14
455–464 28
465–474 21
475–484 21
485–494 22
495–504 17
505–514 12
515–524 11
525–534 8
535–544 8
545–554 14
555–564 4
565–574 11
575–584 5
585–594 11
595–604 12
605–614 7
615–624 6
625–634 10
635–644 9
645–654 10
655–664 6
665–674 6
675–684 6
685–694 4
695–702 6
703+ 100
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Klaus F. X. Mayer publication distribution in Genetics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 4,342 Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 67 ranges running from 45–54 to 703+ publications.
  • Klaus F. X. Mayer, a Genetics scholar from Technical University of Munich, records 250 publications - the 66th percentile of the discipline.
  • 66% of ranked Genetics scientists score the same or lower than Klaus F. X. Mayer, and about 34% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 195–204 publications range, and Klaus F. X. Mayer ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 125–134 publications, holding 217 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 56% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 205–214 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 703 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Klaus F. X. Mayer D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Klaus F. X. Mayer sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 160+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 191. Most scientists, 191, have 62–63 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 102–103 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 103 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Genetics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 24
42–43 52
44–45 84
46–47 112
48–49 118
50–51 141
52–53 143
54–55 145
56–57 179
58–59 162
60–61 175
62–63 191
64–65 172
66–67 184
68–69 164
70–71 158
72–73 150
74–75 136
76–77 127
78–79 127
80–81 111
82–83 110
84–85 110
86–87 84
88–89 102
90–91 66
92–93 72
94–95 70
96–97 54
98–99 60
100–101 49
102–103 55 103
104–105 45
106–107 42
108–109 28
110–111 39
112–113 25
114–115 31
116–117 29
118–119 34
120–121 29
122–123 29
124–125 18
126–127 27
128–129 22
130–131 16
132–133 11
134–135 17
136–137 12
138–139 21
140–141 4
142–143 9
144–145 14
146–147 6
148–149 10
150–151 7
152–153 9
154–155 8
156–157 8
158–159 9
160+ 96
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Klaus F. X. Mayer D-index placement in Genetics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 4,342 Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 61 ranges running from 40–41 to 160+ D-Index.
  • Klaus F. X. Mayer, a Genetics scholar from Technical University of Munich, records 103 D-Index - the 85th percentile of the discipline.
  • 85% of ranked Genetics scientists score the same or lower than Klaus F. X. Mayer, and about 15% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 70–71 D-Index range, and Klaus F. X. Mayer ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 62–63 D-Index, holding 191 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 51% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more, 96 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in Germany Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Klaus F. X. Mayer is affiliated with the Technical University of Munich in Germany. Their research spans a broad range of topics related to plant science, genetics, and molecular biology, with a specific focus on agricultural and biological sciences. The primary areas of study include wheat and barley genetics and pathology, plant disease resistance and genetics, and chromosomal and genetic variations. Additional topics of interest cover radioactive contamination and transfer, photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, radioactivity and radon measurements, and radioactive element chemistry and processing.

The scientist has contributed to the field through numerous publications. Some of the most recent papers include:

  • Multiple wheat genomes reveal global variation in modern breeding, 2020, Nature
  • The barley pan-genome reveals the hidden legacy of mutation breeding, 2020, Nature
  • Mass-spectrometry-based draft of the Arabidopsis proteome, 2020, Nature
  • Long-read sequence assembly: a technical evaluation in barley, 2021, The Plant Cell
  • Population genomic analysis of Aegilops tauschii identifies targets for bread wheat improvement, 2021, Nature Biotechnology

The scholar frequently collaborates with several researchers. Notable co-authors include:

  • Thomas Lux
  • M. Spannagl
  • Martin Mascher
  • Nils Stein
  • Maxim Messerer

Mayer's work appears regularly in prominent scientific venues. The most common publication outlets are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature
  • Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
  • New Phytologist
  • Nature Genetics

Within the broader fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Mayer's subfields of study focus heavily on plant science and molecular biology, with additional contributions in global and planetary change, genetics, and radiological and ultrasound technology.

Best Publications

  • The Sorghum bicolor genome and the diversification of grasses

    Andrew H. Paterson;John E. Bowers;Rémy Bruggmann;Inna Dubchak

  • The tomato genome sequence provides insights into fleshy fruit evolution

    Shusei Sato;Satoshi Tabata;Hideki Hirakawa;Erika Asamizu

  • Shifting the limits in wheat research and breeding using a fully annotated reference genome

    Rudi Appels;Rudi Appels;Kellye Eversole;Nils Stein;Nils Stein

  • A chromosome-based draft sequence of the hexaploid bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) genome

    Klaus F. X. Mayer;Jane Rogers;Jaroslav Doležel

  • The Physcomitrella Genome Reveals Evolutionary Insights into the Conquest of Land by Plants

    Stefan A. Rensing;Daniel Lang;Andreas D. Zimmer;Astrid Terry

  • The Stem Cell Population of Arabidopsis Shoot Meristems Is Maintained by a Regulatory Loop between the CLAVATA and WUSCHEL Genes

    Heiko Schoof;Michael Lenhard;Achim Haecker;Klaus F.X Mayer

  • Genome sequencing and analysis of the model grass Brachypodium distachyon

    John P. Vogel;David F. Garvin;Todd C. Mockler;Jeremy Schmutz

  • Role of WUSCHEL in Regulating Stem Cell Fate in the Arabidopsis Shoot Meristem

    Klaus F.X Mayer;Heiko Schoof;Achim Haecker;Michael Lenhard

  • The WUSCHEL gene is required for shoot and floral meristem integrity in Arabidopsis.

    Thomas Laux;Klaus F. X. Mayer;Jürgen Berger;Gerd Jürgens

  • A physical, genetic and functional sequence assembly of the barley genome

    Klaus F.X. Mayer;Robbie Waugh;Peter Langridge;Timothy J. Close

  • A chromosome conformation capture ordered sequence of the barley genome

    Martin Mascher;Heidrun Gundlach;Axel Himmelbach;Sebastian Beier

  • The Medicago genome provides insight into the evolution of rhizobial symbioses

    Nevin D Young;Frédéric Debellé;Frédéric Debellé;Giles E D Oldroyd;Rene Geurts

  • Repeated polyploidization of Gossypium genomes and the evolution of spinnable cotton fibres

    Andrew H Paterson;Jonathan F Wendel;Heidrun Gundlach;Hui Guo

  • Analysis of the bread wheat genome using whole-genome shotgun sequencing

    Rachel Brenchley;Manuel Spannagl;Matthias Pfeifer;Gary L. A. Barker

  • MIPS: a database for genomes and protein sequences

    Hans-Werner Mewes;Dmitrij Frishman;Ulrich Güldener;Gertrud Mannhaupt

  • Comparative Analysis of the Receptor-Like Kinase Family in Arabidopsis and Rice

    Shin-Han Shiu;Wojciech M. Karlowski;Runsun Pan;Runsun Pan;Yun-Huei Tzeng;Yun-Huei Tzeng

  • Sequence and analysis of chromosome 4 of the plant Arabidopsis thaliana

    K. Mayer;C. Schüller;R. Wambutt;G. Murphy

  • The Arabidopsis lyrata genome sequence and the basis of rapid genome size change

    Tina T. Hu;Pedro Pattyn;Erica G. Bakker;Jun Cao

  • The transcriptional landscape of polyploid wheat

    R. H. Ramírez-González;P. Borrill;D. Lang;S. A. Harrington

  • Aegilops tauschii draft genome sequence reveals a gene repertoire for wheat adaptation

    Jizeng Jia;Shancen Zhao;Xiuying Kong;Yingrui Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Manuel Spannagl
Manuel Spannagl Helmholtz Zentrum München
Heidrun Gundlach
Heidrun Gundlach Helmholtz Zentrum München
Nils Stein
Nils Stein University of Western Australia
Georg Haberer
Georg Haberer Technical University of Munich
Uwe Scholz
Uwe Scholz Leibniz Association
Thomas Wicker
Thomas Wicker University of Zurich
Burkhard Steuernagel
Burkhard Steuernagel John Innes Centre
Martin Mascher
Martin Mascher Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research
Robbie Waugh
Robbie Waugh James Hutton Institute
Hans-Werner Mewes
Hans-Werner Mewes Technical University of Munich

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